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Umbria green heart
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Umbria green heart

Eight days of hill towns: Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, the Valnerina, Norcia, Orvieto, Todi. Tesla in Perugia; the Apennine lanes eat range. Not Tuscany and not the Chianti already in the Alps catalog.

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Season: Year-round. Norcia and the Valnerina hold snow into March. Assisi is packed Easter and October. Truffle season November.

Eight days of hill towns: Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, the Valnerina, Norcia, Orvieto, Todi. Tesla in Perugia; the Apennine lanes eat range. Not Tuscany and not the Chianti already in the Alps catalog.

Day by day

Day 1

Perugia

A ridge of Etruscan walls. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Perugia) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Perugia. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Perugia
PerugiaPhoto: Accurimbono / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Assisi

Pink stone on a slope. Destination charger; the basilica is a walk.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Assisi. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Orvieto
OrvietoPhoto: The Cosmonaut / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5 ca)
Day 5

Spoleto

A bridge in the air. Charge in Foligno after 24 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Spoleto. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Spoleto
SpoletoPhoto: FlaminiaP / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 6

Orvieto

A tuff plateau and a duomo that burns. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Orvieto. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Norcia
NorciaPhoto: Livioandronico2013 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Perugia

Last Tesla. The green heart is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Perugia) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Perugia. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Todi
TodiPhoto: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Perugia — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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